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AMUCK - WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA STINGS
Have you ever found yourself painfully regretting a social media post, pic, or response? Have you ever attempted to address an issue or...
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May 15, 20203 min read


WILLFUL BLINDNESS
Martyr, theologian, and pastor, Dietrich Bonhoeffer once stated, “Nothing can be more cruel than the leniency which abandons others to their
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Apr 22, 202017 min read


TAMING CHAOS
3 CRUCIAL REMINDERS IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY Trust God. It’s a common and perhaps overused phrase, and yet, the sentiment that it...
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Apr 2, 202016 min read


GUARD THE HEART
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from...
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Jan 30, 202013 min read


OF OWLS AND SPARROWS
PSALM 102 -A PRAYER OF ONE AFFLICTED, WHEN HE IS FAINT AND POURS OUT HIS COMPLAINT BEFORE THE LORD. “Hear my prayer, O Lord; let my cry...
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Jan 16, 202015 min read


THANKSGIVING!
One of the challenges with Thanksgiving is that it brings into undeniable focus our need to be thankful. This is difficult at times...
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Dec 31, 20192 min read


FAILURE
Failure is real and opposed to the common sentiment in “feel good” sermons, sometimes it is final. Sometimes the opportunity is gone,...
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Dec 31, 20195 min read


WAIT NO MORE
If “Silence” were able to take the witness stand today, he would testify that every chapter of human history is filled with waiting. No...
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Dec 19, 20197 min read


DANGEROUS CALLING, A SURVEY
Balance, what exactly does it mean? According to Webster’s dictionary, it means “the state of having your weight spread equally so that...
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Dec 3, 201918 min read


A BIBLICAL WORK ETHIC AND CHILDREN
Updated: 2 days ago Parenting is perhaps one of the most difficult and challenging of all tasks that a person will undertake in their...
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Dec 2, 201912 min read


PRAYER, WHY BOTHER?
Self-promotion, vain repetition, empty rewards, and verbose pleading…it's the kind of prayer that Jesus disdains. In fact, those who...
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Nov 7, 20194 min read


PLAIN, VANILLA, GRACE
In his book, “By Grace Alone”, Sinclair Ferguson states the following; “A chief reason for the weakness of the Christian church in the...
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Nov 7, 20192 min read


RAVENOUS APPETITES
Shakespeare said “all the world’s a stage”, what he failed to mention is that the stage has on it a seemingly endless banquet table for...
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Nov 7, 20193 min read


CHILDISH PRAYERS
It took the nation and parts of the world by storm. How is it that such a tiny and seemingly insignificant book can become a top seller...
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Nov 7, 20193 min read


GOD MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY
William Cowper, a man riddled with bouts of insanity until being overtaken by it, also happens to be the author of the hymn, “God Moves...
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Nov 4, 20193 min read


THE TALE OF WALK AND TALK
The Dual Nature of Hypocrisy: An Allegorical Exploration "Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through." — Aesop's Fable of the Wolf...
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Oct 29, 20199 min read


GOD'S GRAND CONSPIRACY
A Devotional Reflection from James 1:1-8 The following work, imperfect and incohesive as it may be, is written in dedication to those...
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Oct 26, 201910 min read


SANTO SUBITO
How long is the journey from sinner to sainthood? What distance must one travel to reach a position of holiness before God? Such has been...
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Oct 26, 201910 min read


SURPASSING GRACE
The room glows with an atmosphere of reverence and mystery. To find oneself in the midst of such a place brings feelings of both fear and...
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Oct 26, 20195 min read


WHEN OUR BEHAVIOR BETRAYS OUR MESSAGE
First Baptist Church of Costumuch Vision and Purpose Statement We the congregation of the First Baptist Church of Costumuch seek to be...
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Oct 26, 20194 min read


TRUTH, A WORTHY INVESTMENT
Each year under the intoxicating influence of adrenaline, thrill-seekers look for the next spot to put to test their daredevil...
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Oct 26, 201921 min read


REASONABLE RELIGION
Why should anyone ever consider embracing Christianity? Seriously, isn’t that about the same as becoming a nun in a convent or making...
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Oct 26, 201915 min read


THE ANATOMY OF A SELF-SWINDLER
The self-swindler is a rather boring creature and not easily spotted. If you are looking for him, you may be greatly dismayed because he...
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Oct 26, 20198 min read


THE MUSIC OF DEATH
Death’s shadow is never far behind. Try as we may, escaping it is nothing more than an exercise in futility. Nevertheless, the...
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Oct 26, 20195 min read


REFLECTIONS OF A RECOVERING CHURCH PLANTER
I write this not to convince you of my goodness, my skill or my righteousness but to warn you of the same dangers that lurk around the corne
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Oct 26, 201912 min read
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